This 9th annual FREE fair provides resources and information from several County agencies and community organizations, including the Arlington Parent-Infant Education (PIE) Program, Arlington Project Family, APS Parent Resource Center, Northern Virginia Family Service, Arlington Department of Parks & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation, Virginia Cooperative Extension and others. The goal of the Child Development Resource Fair is to strengthen and support Arlington families and caregivers of young children, to enable parents and providers to network with others, and to provide resources and information for meeting the needs of young children. You can register ON SITE at the event.
Schedule of Events
| Time | Activity |
| 9 a.m. | Participant Registration Opens |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Workshop #1 For Parents: “Nurturing Positive Parent-Child Relationships” For Caregivers/Teachers: “Helping Children Handle Stress and Trauma”Exhibits Open (traffic flow to exhibits may diminish) |
| 10:30-11 a.m. | BREAK Exhibits Open |
| 11 a.m. – Noon | Workshop #2 For Parents: “Helping Children Handle Stress and Trauma” For Caregivers/Teachers: “Nurturing Positive Adult-Child Relationships” |
| 11:30 a.m. | Exhibits Close |
| Noon-12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks, Q&A, Evaluations |
Come for all or part of the event! Coffee and light refreshments provided.
Event is held at the Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road.
Exhibitor List
Visit the following Exhibitors at Your Child’s Development 2017:
Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families
Arlington Public Library
Community Health Services, Dept. of Human Services
Community Outreach Program, Dept. of Human Services
Foster Care/Adoption Program, Dept. of Human Services
Parent Infant Education (PIE) Program, Dept. of Human Services
Project Family, Dept. of Human Services
Therapeutic Recreation, Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, Dept. of Human Services
Office of Early Childhood, Arlington Public Schools
Special Education Parent Resource Center, Arlington Public Schools
Achieve Beyond Pediatric Therapy & Autism Services
Arlington Car-Free Diet
Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE)
Building Blocks Therapy & Fairfax Fundamentals
Capital Music Therapy Services, LLC
Continuum Behavioral Health
Formed Families Forward
Northern Virginia Family Service (NVFS)
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN)
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service